Barlestone is a bustling village located several miles to the North East of Market Bosworth. There is a vibrant village community centred around the primary school and four churches. Unsually for a village of its size there is a cooperative store, hairdressers, post office together with a fish and chip shop. The village has its own web site which is www.barlestone.com There are many events in the village run by Barlestone and Osbaston Community Association.

History

Although coal miners lived in the village, there was never a mine at Barlestone, the miners travelling to pits in Bagworth, Coalville or Newbold Heath. A pit wheel from a coal mine was installed as a monument during the late 1980s to commemorate the miners.